Citrine is a member of the quartz family, and is the
birthstone for November. Like
all crystal quartzes, the citrine has a hardness of 7
on the Mohs scale and is thus, to a large extent,
insensitive to scratches. It won't immediately take
offence at being knocked about either, since its
cleavage properties are non-existent. The name is
derived from the colour - the yellow of the lemon - ,
although the most sought-after stones have a clear,
radiant yellowish to brownish red. Most citrine
gemstone have been heat treated.
Gem 78 - Citrine
2.66 ct. A very complicated cut gives this stone a nice look with a lot of flash
